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10B THE PALM BEACH POST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1990 10 System failed child abuser IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT (BOB) L. MOBLEY, SR 121437-091388 "What you really value is what you miss, not what you have." IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS THE MEMORIES OF YOU ARE PRICELESS. Your daughter, Jackie, family and friends Chronicle Of Abuse Gardens and Funeral Chapels MEANS TRADITION. Here's how we define it: All-Jewish ownershipmanagement; more Jewish funeral directors and pre-need counselors First Jewish chapel established in Broward more than 15 years ago All-Jewish memorial parks not just Jewish "sections" of non-sectarian cemeteries Affiliated with every major synagogue and Jewish organization in the tri -county area; involvement and support of Jewish causes and community life Knowledge of and strict adherence to Jewish rites and traditions North Miami Beach 935-3939 Fort Lauderdale 434-1531 Sunrise 742-6000 Deerfield Beach 427-4700 West Palm Beach 627-2277 NOV. 15, 1989: Brandon Small, 1, is disciplined by his mother, Patricia Small, for crying in the night.

The child is left with two black eyes, court records show. NOV. 17, 1989: Delray Beach police respond to an anonymous complaint that a child is being abused at Small's apartment. Small is taken to police headquarters, where she says Brandon fell on the floor. She later confesses to hitting the child in the face and is charged with aggravated child abuse.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1989: Brandon Small is placed in a foster home. His brother Jason, 3, and sister Charise, 5, are placed in the care of Shirley Williams, believed to be their grandmother. FEB. 14, 1990: Small takes Jason and Charise to the Delray Beach office of the state Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. A supervisor notices bums on their arms and legs and calls Delray Beach police.

FEB. 15, 1990: Jason and Charise Small tell police their mother burned them with an iron. They are placed in foster care. JULY 17, 1990: Small is arrested and charged with two more counts of aggravated child abuse. SEPT.

12, 1990: Small pleads guilty to aggravated child abuse charges. She is sentenced to a year under house arrest, one year in the Palm Beach County Jail and four years probation. Chapels Mausoleums Worldwide Shipping ABUSEfrom IB The factors that led to Small's abuse are well-known to workers in the child-welfare system. "It's not uncommon for people who have many babies very young to abuse them," said Robert Williams, administrator for HRS District 9, which consists of Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee and Indian River counties.

"When people are under stress, child abuse festers. It's that sense of frustration that leads to abuse." Stress came early for Small. By age 10, she was taking care of a brother and sister while her mother worked. Small's father didn't live with the family. Small Carver Middle Patricia Small dropped out of School in the eighth grade.

She was pregnant with her first child at 15. She would have three more babies in as many years. Officials not surprised Given her age, police and HRS officials weren't surprised she had problems being a parent. "This young lady was thrown into a situation where by the time she was 16, she had done more with children than most adults," said Delray Beach police Sgt. Matthew "Bump" Mitchell, who investigated the first abuse case involving Small.

The pressure of having so many children, no husband and no steady job finally got to Small, family and friends say. "It takes a real strong person to handle a lot of kids," said Shirley Williams, the mother of Small's boyfriend. "I think Pat needed attention. She kept saying she was depressed." Depression and frustration were explanations Small offered Delray Beach police on Nov. 17.

Police, responding to anonymous complaint, went to Small's apartment at 228 S.W. 15th Ave. They found Brandon Small, 1, with two black eyes and a swollen face. Initially, Small said the boy fell. She later confessed to hitting him in the face and was charged with HRS." HRS officials say police were not as adamant as they claim.

The police said only that the neighborhood was undesirable because drugs were known to be sold there, HRS officials said. Small wasn't arrested until July because police said they couldn't find her. But correspondence from HRS and the children's court-appointed lawyer indicate that she was living at Shirley Williams' home, 816 S.W. 15th Ave. It's clear that Small fell through the cracks, said Paul Scala, her public defender.

"I don't know where the breakdown took place," Scala said. "I do know she was willing to get help." Small could not be reached for comment. Sadly, the child welfare system is primarily designed to react to child abuse rather than helping parents before abuse occurs. Williams, the local HRS administrator, is willing to accept part of the responsibility for not providing the support Small needed. "Did we fail her in family planning?" he asked.

"Did we fail her in developing parenting skills? We've got to do a better job of preparing people to be better parents. "It's not just HRS. It's society, schools, churches, families all should come forth with some plan of action to begin to address this problem." The Family of William "Billy" Thompson wishes to extend a sincere thank you during our time of sorrow. We are grateful for the many expressions of love, kindness and sympathy given by countless friends, businesses and even strangers. Your unselfish gifts of time, work, food and love' were greatly appreciated at the Memorial Benefit in Billy's honor.

A Tribute to the Memory of our Mother LOUISE SHERROD Someday we'll be with you Mama, and then God will snow us how to understand death. And just why, he took you so far away. HeknewaH.alongthatwe would miss you, everyday and long to see your smile. Way beyond the sunset we see your lace smiling down at us gently, 0 Mama how proud we'll be to take our place beside you, knowing all along we'll never have to depart again, we'll be pals again, like we were from the start. Mama, we know how you loved us and spoke kind words of comfort, though your life in years was short in service it was long.

Mama, tell us the road you took, so we may start preparing tor our journey home. We know i you could meet us, you would. Mama, we know that God will see us there and guide our footsteps along the way. Mama, time for us here won't be much longer everyday we get a little closer, one day soon, we will take leave of earthly things and just slip away in Goo's spirit. Mama, thank youforteaching us to love one another, thank you lor showing us how to forgive, thank you lor the light of joy God gave you, and you passed it on to us and, Mama, most of all thank you for showing us the way to God.

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Tom Fogerty had released several solo albums in addition to his work with CCR. In the early '70s, he worked occasionally with organist Merl Saunders and Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. 1 1 RasTcro (Ml (3SaSEQ aggravated child abuse, according to police records. Tot placed in foster home Brandon Small was placed in a foster home. His brother Jason, 3, and sister Charise, 5, were placed in the care of Shirley Williams, who is believed to be their grandmother.

HRS officials say Small wasn't supposed to have access to the children until they worked out a plan for supervised visits. But on Feb. 14, more than two months after the children were taken from her, Small brought Jason and Charise to an HRS office in Delray Beach. There, social workers noticed burns on both children's arms and legs. An HRS supervisor called police, who took the children and gave them to HRS.

The children told police their mother burned them with an iron, court records show. Police filed two more charges of aggravated child abuse against Small. The decision to keep the children in Williams' home has caused some controversy. Police claim it was known that Small frequented Williams' home and would have access to her children. "Two of our detectives had reservations about the children being placed there," said Mike Wright, Delray Beach's police spokesman.

"They had made this known to Obituaries failure due to tuberculosis. Creedence, based in the San Francisco Bay area, broke up in 1972. Their hits included Proud Mary, Born on the Bayou and Bad Moon Rising. They had eight top 10 singles and six gold albums. The Fogerty brothers and friends Doug Clifford and Stu Cook recorded under various names for Deaths Home, North Palm Beach.

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Earl Smith and Son Fu neral Home, Greenacres Chapel, Lake Worth. Funeral Monday. MARTIN COUNTY Danish, Gustave 81, 950 Colorado Stuart. Wallace and White Funeral Home, Stuart. Graveside services in Allentown, Pa.

Godfrey, George 74, of In- diantown. Dorsey Funeral Home, Lake Worth. Funeral Tuesday. Proctor, Donald 61, of In-diantown. Wallace and White Fu neral Home.

Services Tuesday. ST. LUCIE COUNTY Beckwith, Lewis 71, of Fort Pierce. Yates Funeral Home, Fort Pierce. Private services.

NOTICES CLASSIFIED EVELYN JAYE FISCHER Age 84 of Century Village passed away Saturday. She was a member of B'Nal Bi-lth Women. She Is survived by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday at 11:00 A.M at RIVERSIDE-GORDON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 4714 Okeechobee Blvd, WPB. In Ueu of flowers, donations to B'Nai Brith Childrens Home in Israel.

JAN KOERNER BEGGS "Meadowlark Glen Ridge, Florida. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murray Koerner, IH of Columbus, Ohio. She was a member of the National Society of the Daughters of The American Revolution and the Colonial Dames of America.

She was also a member of the Norton Gallery of Art and she was a member of the Town Council of the Town of Glen Ridge. She Is survived by her husband, Mark Beggs and daughters, Victoria Leigh Beggs and Alexandra Russinl Beggs. There will he a private service for family members. JOSEPH F. MARINACCIO Age 86 of Lake Worth passed away Friday, September 14, 1990.

He is a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church In Lake Worth, FLorlda. Survived by his wife, Maria Marinacclo of Lake Worth; daughter and son-in-law, Ton! and Mark Lltt-lejohn of Lake Worth; and two granddaughters. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 A on Monday, September 17, 1990 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lake Worth, Florida. Friends may call 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

on Sunday, (today), September 16, 1990 at E. EARL SMITH SON FUNERAL HOME, EAST CHAPEL, 1032 N. Dixie Lake Worth, Florida. Hd III hi lUllnLlillilrlrilliikllllilrl I n.JlA fK 4X9.1 Hi KJL J-JliT iiUTX 1 1 i II 1 1 1 1 i i I 1 free I I I I I 1 LAVA WAV I I I OPCAT -Jk. I I i II CX Miff 1 I II o-o CM I I nz I I SOFA CHAIR Rn4nl OCPTIHMAI mDuJJiUi I I 5J(9) II 1 1 -II" VMJ zW II- I IX? IrrTTTTirnrt The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.

Tom Fogerty, rhythm guitarist for the popular 1960s band Creedence Clearwater Revival, has died, a spokeswoman announced Friday. He was 48. Mr. Fogerty, older brother of Creedence lead singer John Fogerty, died Sept. 6 of respiratory Area PALM BEACH COUNTY Austin, Wilma, 63, of Delray Beach.

Robert J. Babione Funeral Home, Boca Raton. Graveside services in Fort Mitchell, Ky. Buck, Arline 83, of West Palm Beach. Dorsey Funeral Home, Lake Worth.

Cockrell, Josephine 86, of Lantana. Mizell-Faville-Zern Town Country Funeral Home, Lantana. Funeral Monday. DuFour, Raymond 83, of Gulfstream. Scobee-Ireland-Potter Funeral Home, Delray Beach.

Funeral in Maryland. Eckhardt, Hazel Cleta, 81, of Delray Beach. Kraeer Funeral Home, Boca Raton. Funeral Thursday. Fischer, Evelyn, 84, of West Palm Beach.

Riverside-Gordon Memorial Chapel, West Palm Beach. Funeral Monday. Mein, Marie, 85, of North Palm Beach. Wm. N.

Howard Funeral CLASSIFIED FUNERAL EARL B. RAMSEY Age 73 of Lake Worth, Florida died Friday, September 14, 1990 In a local hospital. He lived here since 1974 coming from Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Ramsey worked at the U.

S. A. A. F. Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base where he was a supervisory inventory management specialist.

He graduated as a flight officer from the 2517th A.A.F13V. He also served In the Air Force during WWn as a flight officer. Survivors Include his loving wife of 51 years, Juanetta; one daughter, Earlayne McCracken, West Palm Beach, FL; one son, John L. Ramsey of Port St. Lucie, FL; four grandchildren, Danielle and Meaghan McCracken of West Palm Beach, FL, Shawn E.

Ramsey of Springfield, Ohio, and Kevin B. Ramsey of Chicago, Illinois; one great grandson, Derek J. Ramsey of Springfield, Ohio; one brother, John J. Ramsey of California; one sister, Margaret Crawford of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Monday, September 17th, 10:00 A.M.

at E. EARL SMITH SON FUNERAL HOME, GREENACRES CHAPEL, 3772 S. Military Trail, Lake Worth. FL with Rev W. A.

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